[ɛkˈdʌɪsɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein ‘put off’, from ek- ‘out, off’ + duein ‘put’